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HPAP Ontario

Meeting With Minister Hoskins on Paid Sick Days

Today was another big day for the Fight For 15 & Fairness! Members of Health Providers Against Poverty joined allies for a meeting with the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, Dr. Eric Hoskins, to discuss the need for protected paid sick days in Ontario as called for in a statement signed by more than […]

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HPAP Ontario

Toronto People’s Assembly on Climate Justice

Health Providers Against Poverty endorsed the recent Toronto People’s Assembly on Climate Justice, held on November 28, 2015. HPAP members Mike Benusic, Jim Deutsch, and Zuzana Betkova presented on the intersection between climate, health, and poverty! HPAP Presentation Slides – Nov 28 2015

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HPAP Ontario

Health Providers Take to the Street for Paid Sick Days

On Thursday, November 19th, members of Health Providers Against Poverty joined a public rally outside Queen’s Park subway station, in an effort to draw attention to a campaign calling for paid sick days for all workers. Currently, employers in Ontario are not required to provide sick days by law. Consequently, too many workers are forced to […]